Longevity following the experience of parental divorce

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2177-2189

  Martin, Leslie R ^a   Friedman, Howard S ^b   Clark, Kathleen M ^b   Tucker, Joan S ^c  

^a LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Longevity; Mortality risk; Parental divorce; USA

Indexed keywords

DIVORCE; LONGEVITY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DIVORCE; FAMILY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CHILD; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 24344452014     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.04.027     Document Type: Article

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